Daytime Musings: LifeLately --2

Hullo!

Hope the last three weeks have been kind to you. For me they were but an assorted mix. Life Lately has been offbeat. Not in a negative sense though. An almost positive weird-ish.

Took a much needed digital break after a long time. Just some time off for myself. And in this time, I started noticing back all those tiny pleasures that used to make so much of my life, but had somehow faded in all the noise I had surrounded myself with. It’s always good to get back.

After being successfully wooed by ‘Hustle culture’, here I am trying hard to get my life back on track. Not just my life actually. Trying to get me, myself back on track. On track to the journey that had to be enjoyed. Off track from the race I had unknowingly signed up for (egged on by LinkedIn, the constant fear of lagging behind, and the all encompassing allure of hustle culture).

Kindly do not take me wrong. It’s not like I am against hard work. I’m all for it. It’s maybe just that running blindly without pausing to breathe can get rather overwhelming at times.

So, yes, that’s how Life Lately has been. Mostly figuring out what I want, and what can be skipped. Getting back to late night walks, loud self talks sitting cross legged on my room floor, mid-day dance breaks, and entertaining myself with my own drama. Yes, I know, it’s weird how peace for some can be the most unhinged things ever.

And, noticing. Noticing all that makes life, oh so pleasant, right now. Cleaning up because it’s just so deeply settling. There’s this quiet joy and power to be found in rearranging your stuff. Almost a small assurance of still having control. Over what you keep and what you throw. Of finding those small gifts from your loved ones. Of the tiny reassurance they bring, of the presence they hold.

So, as I wrap up the second post of Life Lately, I’d just like to ask you for a small thing. Hold on. Hold on to yourself. Your silly self, your kid self, your mature self, your dreamy self, your practical self. In all the noise surrounding us, it’s natural to somehow lose touch with yourself. But it’s not okay. In this world full of chaos, be the peaceful home you can return to.